A friend has a extremely tiny yorkie &

[SWHouston]

Sick um CGurl !

[bailie]

CONCRETEGURL,,,,, YOU JUST WROTE WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY,

[chachi]

Why havent you taken this dog or turned her in to animals control or something? This is animal cruelty and friend or not you need to step in and take some responsibility

[Lil Sis]

[quote=concretegurl;3454625]I don't get it how could you or would you ever call someone like that your friend? Sorry that's when I'd end the friendship why would you want to even know someone like that?

Do something...take her dog away...call animal control, take a picture post in in the paper shame her...sorry but I just don't get he whole kill 'em with kindness and honey catches more flies...if I wanted to catch flies I'd get a fly swatter...i don't think the words kill or kindness belong in the same sentence unless the premise is human euthanasia...

Either or if my dog was left in someone's care and then I found her that way, we'd be at the vet the moment I saw her like that...and afterward not taking her around showing people, we'd be at home recovering...I just don't get this it's absolutely sickening that someone could do this to a dog...any living creature and furthermore, equally as sickening someone could sit idol and do nothing...especially when its their dog!


Me too...the nightmares part!

I agree... this could be life or death for this pup.. not a time to be nice.
If you take the time to be nice the pup could die!!!

Originally Posted by chachi

Why havent you taken this dog or turned her in to animals control or something? This is animal cruelty and friend or not you need to step in and take some responsibility

I would call animal control NOW!!!!!

[butterfly]

Originally Posted by lillymae

Please do tell your friend NOT to over feed her baby as a starved dogs organs can shut down completely if fed too much at a time. You have to feed several small meals a day or her system will go into shock & just shut down. She really should take her baby to a vet ASAP. If I were you I would BEG her to let me puppy sit for her instead of her nieces. It would be like shared custody for the 2 of you so you would know you were always going to see her again.

I thought the same thing about the overfeeding.

At this point I think I would just grab the little one and tell her she can visit but you are now taking custody of her!!

I really don't believe she can handle this little one and she probably deep down knows it also but is having a hard time in the denial part.

It really is time to take a serious step. Don't be afraid of your friendship, I believe she knows it is the best thing and if not, well she really isn't a friend afterall.

Bless you for taking the step....you HAVE to.

[lexi43]

You got that right!!.

[Baroness]

How awful! I could not even imagine starving a dog. There should be a test that people have to take in order to own pets. They shouldn't be allowed to have one if they just think of it as an animal...it's either love or nothing. I think that is why I have 4 dogs...I wanted to love them and give them a good, clean, happy home. Talk to your friend and see if she will admit that her life is too busy to adequately take care of a Yorkie. Ask if you can take the puppy and give it love, and if you cannot keep it full time try and find a good family for him/her. Poor baby...I'm saying some prayers for some intervention on this one.

[roseslevi]

Originally Posted by chachi

Why havent you taken this dog or turned her in to animals control or something? This is animal cruelty and friend or not you need to step in and take some responsibility

I totally agree with Chachi...if you do not step in with the appropriate authorities this pup will not make it. You may have to get some help if she is not receptive to your wanting to watch the pup for her. I can't imagine not checking on this poor animal for all that time. I wonder if you offered to "purchase" the pup from her if she would be persuaded to give it to you. This is a dreadful situation.

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by concretegurl

I don't get it how could you or would you ever call someone like that your friend? Sorry that's when I'd end the friendship why would you want to even know someone like that?

Do something...take her dog away...call animal control, take a picture post in in the paper shame her...sorry but I just don't get he whole kill 'em with kindness and honey catches more flies...if I wanted to catch flies I'd get a fly swatter...i don't think the words kill or kindness belong in the same sentence unless the premise is human euthanasia...

Either or if my dog was left in someone's care and then I found her that way, we'd be at the vet the moment I saw her like that...and afterward not taking her around showing people, we'd be at home recovering...I just don't get this it's absolutely sickening that someone could do this to a dog...any living creature and furthermore, equally as sickening someone could sit idol and do nothing...especially when its their dog!

Me too...the nightmares part!

Well so it's not just a micro mini teacup...at that weight...it's a dog being starved and abused...could you hold it and not take it away to get it care? I'd probably get myself put in jail in your shoes in this situation...

Originally Posted by chachi

Why havent you taken this dog or turned her in to animals control or something? This is animal cruelty and friend or not you need to step in and take some responsibility

The proper authorities should be called. Under no circumstances should a dog ever be taken by an individual.

[Nancy1999]

This thread is so sad, the starving is horrible to read about, and the fact that they are allowing this dog to live in it's own excrement is beyond belief. Dogs are very clean, they won't soil their den unless they have no choice, and they are physically incapable of holding it any longer. Puppy mills are better then this. Please take this puppy out of these circumstances, and contact a rescue, I hope you can get your friend to give up the dog. As others have said, overfeeding a starving dog could prove deadly. Is your friend willing to turn this dog over to a rescue?

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by Maximo

The proper authorities should be called. Under no circumstances should a dog ever be taken by an individual.

Could you explain this further, why would it be bad if an individual took the dog instead of animal control? Do you mean. if the owner is unwilling to give it up?

[chachi]

I meant for her to convince the owner to give her the dog. No matter what this is a situation that requires action so if the owner cant be encouraged to hand thne dog over animal control needs to step in.

[yorkietalkjilly]

I hope that Animal Control has this baby at its emergency vets office by now and the little thing is getting some help. And I hope the DA will file charges against this owner for depraved indifference, cruelty to animals, failure to obtain proper medical care, gross neglect......oh, I could go on............ and throw the whoe animal control code book at her and her kids! Further, she should be prevented from ever again owning a dog in that county as she has demonstrated a level of cruelty against this defenseless dog that goes far beyond neglect.

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

Could you explain this further, why would it be bad if an individual took the dog instead of animal control? Do you mean. if the owner is unwilling to give it up?

Yes, thank you Nancy. I meant an individual should never take a dog without permission of the owner.

I believe promoting the idea of seizing a dog when anyone thinks the dog is not being properly cared for is a dangerous idea. This is for the proper authorities. Maybe I'm naive in thinking that animal control and other officials are responsive to reports of mistreated or neglected animals.

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by chachi

I meant for her to convince the owner to give her the dog. No matter what this is a situation that requires action so if the owner cant be encouraged to hand thne dog over animal control needs to step in.

I thought that is what you meant, but I wanted to comment for the benefit of other people.

The case of this pup is extreme, but I can't help but think of a recent conversation in a dog food forum in which a bunch of us said that we have had friends and strangers comment that our dogs are too thin and need to be fattened up. If I shaved down my little waif Teddy, and had him out walking, someone may decide that I am starving him and want to forcibly take him from me.

Even with permission from the owner, Mscat needs to consider her own circumstances and resources and obligations to her other dogs. A rescue is better equipped to get this dog the care she needs immediately and to find a good home.